This page is about the meanings of the acronym/abbreviation/shorthand CLC in the Miscellaneous field in general and in the Unclassified terminology in particular.

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Eosinophil lysophospholipase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CLC gene.
Lysophospholipases are enzymes that act on biological membranes to regulate the multifunctional lysophospholipids. The protein encoded by this gene is a lysophospholipase expressed in eosinophils and basophils. It hydrolyzes lysophosphatidylcholine to glycerophosphocholine and a free fatty acid. This protein may possess carbohydrate or IgE-binding activities. It is both structurally and functionally related to the galectin family of beta-galactoside binding proteins. It may be associated with inflammation and some myeloid leukemias.